Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 425 Cooperation with the Church
"Hello, Your Excellency the Patriarch, may the All-Father bless you with health." Even Perfect maintained the necessary courtesy and respect in front of the religious leader of the Victoria Empire.

However, the Patriarch did not seem to want to put on airs in front of Perfectok, and did not even extend the ring on his hand for Perfectok to kiss. Instead, he responded to her in a very friendly manner, saying, "May the All-Father bless you, too, my child."

The so-called kissing of the ring is usually a kind of etiquette when believers meet the patriarch, and usually only nobles have the honor of kissing his ring. Ordinary believers do not even have the qualifications to meet the patriarch. Even if they meet him, they can only kneel on the ground and kiss the corner of his robe to show their awe for the All-Father's walking representative on earth.

Of course, these etiquettes are religious etiquette for formal occasions, and there are actually no such strict requirements in informal occasions.

Especially now that the Patriarch is visiting Perfiket privately, not paying attention to these things will make him seem closer.

"Your Excellency the Patriarch has come to visit me for something important. I wonder if there is anything I can do for the Church?" Without beating around the bush, Perfecto exchanged a few pleasantries with the Patriarch. After the host and the guest sat down, he went straight to the point and asked the Patriarch about his purpose.

The patriarch was not annoyed by this. He naturally understood the current situation. Perficot was very busy with various affairs. If he came to visit at this time, people would be able to receive him politely. This was a blessing brought by the church and the patriarch's status. It was normal that there were not so many polite greetings.

Besides, the Patriarch is old enough to be Perfecto's grandfather, so he wouldn't be angry with a little girl.

In response to Perfecto's question, the Patriarch simply told her: "The end of the world is coming, and countless people of the All-Father will die in this disaster. The Church hopes to do its part for them."

The Patriarch's words were not very clear, but his meaning was very clear.

Hearing this, Perfecto frowned for a moment, then seemed to have thought of something. After thinking for a while, he relaxed his brows and asked the Patriarch: "To what extent can the All-Father's servants do for the All-Father? If I want them to lead the All-Father's people in the ice and snow to resist this doomsday disaster, are they capable of doing their job?"

Perfect was only worried that there was no one to work for her, and she didn't care whether the people working for her were nobles, priests, or someone else.

If the church is willing to work, she doesn't mind giving the patriarch a favor, allowing the church to take action while also allowing them to become a part of the future North.

You should know that up to now, there is still no formal church in the North.

"If it is for the people of the All-Father, the Church is willing to undertake all the tasks it can, and the servants of the All-Father will do their best." When the Patriarch heard Perfectok's question, his brows relaxed, and he no longer looked worried as before.

As for the possible losses to the church if he agreed to Perfectocte's request?

No one can be immune to the natural disasters of the end of the world. If the church still holds on to those bottles and jars, then when the end of the world comes, it can only wait for death with those so-called holy objects and treasures. Although the patriarch is old, he still has a thorough understanding of these things.

"If the church is willing to do its best, then I have a self-help guide here, which I prepared for those who cannot go to the North." As Perfect said this, he gestured to Befa beside him to fetch a self-help guide and handed it to the Patriarch: "But it is obvious that ordinary people's self-help is obviously not as good as the self-help led by the church, so I need to build a shelter in the church's sanctuary to protect the people of the All-Father.

In exchange, the Empire can provide you with technical support and material support after the doomsday disaster.

Although the North has built a large number of shelters in the past years and will build more shelters in the coming years, the number of people that the North can accommodate is limited.

Although the vast majority of the Empire’s native peoples have not been abandoned, the Empire is clearly powerless to save their lives. It would be great if the Church was willing to do this.”

After hearing what Perfectok said, the Patriarch did not think there was anything wrong with it, nor did he think that Perfectok was using the church or sending the church to its own death.

Although it is difficult to survive in the empire, after reading the self-help guide provided by Perfectcot, he believes that as long as they do what is written in the booklet, there is still a great chance of survival for those who stay in the empire.

In such a critical moment, staying in the empire is indeed a dangerous and difficult job.

But could there be a better test for a servant of the All-Father than this?
As long as they are loyal enough to the faith of the All-Father, the Patriarch believes that under the protection of the All-Father, the All-Father's servants will be able to lead the All-Father's people to survive under the shelter of the All-Father's Cathedral.

And after going through such trials of suffering, are these servants and people of the Almighty Father not the most steadfast and loyal believers of the Almighty Father?
So the Patriarch just put away the self-help guide solemnly, and then said to Perfect, "The Church will do its best to assist the Empire, but the Church also hopes to spread the faith of the All-Father in the North. As far as I know, there is no All-Father's church in the North, right?"

"Yes, the North was established in a hurry, and the people of the North have not had time to bask in the glory of the All-Father. If Your Excellency the Patriarch does not mind, the North is willing to invite you to Chenobog to hold a grand mass and enshrine a holy relic." Seeing that the Patriarch agreed readily, Perfect gave his own reward in return.

The so-called welcoming and worshipping of holy relics is a euphemism for building a church temple in the North. After all, if you want to worship holy relics, you can't just build a platform and place them there, right?
At least a shrine should be built to protect the holy relics from being damaged by disrespectful people, and a house should be built outside the shrine to shelter the holy relics from wind and rain. By the way, several all-father pastors and priests should be invited to preside over the mass ceremony. It would be best to invite the patriarch himself to preside over the mass, so that the North would appear to be "pious" enough.

The Patriarch had no objection to this. He nodded and said, "The Church will be duty-bound to spread the All-Father's faith, but I am old, so I'd better stay in the Empire! I will let a cardinal in red be in charge of the missionary work, and he will carry the holy relics to the North."

Hearing this, Perfect could not help but raise his eyebrows. The Patriarch actually gave up going to the North and chose to stay in the Empire? This made Perfect look at him with a higher opinion.

(End of this chapter)